Evils of Dowry
Dowry system is a great evil in our society. There was a time when it was not in practice in India. The parents were at liberty to give some presents to their daughters as they liked. So, it was at their sweet will. Now things have changed. Bridegrooms are sold like any saleable commodity. As a matter of fact the boy is auctioned to the highest bidder in the marriage market. It has vitiated the whole atmosphere of our society. Parents having daughters are completely ruined. For a poor man it has become difficult to marry his daughter. If he cannot afford so much money or things to be given in dowry, his daughter is mercilessly tortured or killed. The poor brides either commit suicide or are murdered brutally. The dowry deaths are symptoms of a very deep rooted social disease. It cannot be removed by legislation only. This evil will die a natural death once women become economically independent. It must be eradicated at any cost.
